Heavenly Creatures

Ladies,

I just watched this one on Netflix, and I HIGHLY recommend it.  It's about an obsessive friendship and fantasy life that develops between two teenage girls.

One of them grew up to be mystery author Anne Perry.  That's right, it's based on a true story.

Don't be misled by the cover--it isn't horror genre (except for the first and last 5 minutes of the movie, which feature a murder).  There is sex and one murder, but nothing too graphic in nature.  It has some very creative scenes depicting the fantasy world that the two friends imagined together, kind of on par with Big Fish.

Alula

Orange is the New Black

From the creator of Weeds, Jenji Kohan.  It is hilarious in all the same ways as the glory seasons of Weeds (those being 2-5, IMHO).  However, be warned that it is grungy and kind of nasty in all the same ways as Weeds, so don't watch it with children old enough to repeat things heard or prudish husbands.

Q, if you haven't watched it yet, it's pretty good.  But you have to give it 2 episodes--the pilot is loaded with a bunch of flashbacks and non-linear story telling, but the following episodes aren't like this.

It's about a woman who was previously involved in an international drug cartel, and years afterward, someone turns her in for her past crimes.  She has since cleaned up her life, so she goes from a very normal suburban lifestyle to a pretty rough prison life.  It's kind of like the section of Weeds that they cut out between seasons 6 and 7 when Nancy was in the clink--that they should have left in--because it would have been hilarious.

Favorite quote so far (said in a Russian accent):  "All I wanted was to eat a chicken that is smarter than other chickens and absorb its power...and make a nice kiev."

Alula

6 Souls

The movie is part thriller and part horror flick (...but definitely more of a thriller).  It stars that guy who played the philandering king in The Tudors.  In this one he plays a crazy man with multiple personalities who is actually a crazy religious nut that's sort of possessed.  Character is played well, and the story was a good tell.  I kind of wish the ending had offered a little more, but I liked the souls and curses theme throughout.

I have now moved on to watching Walking with Monsters: Life Before Dinosaurs.  I turned it on because Mr. Borealis had a bad day at work, and who doesn't love dinosaurs?

Also watching a lot of Glee and Supernatural lately; we discovered Supernatural earlier this year, and it is all manner of awesome.

Alula

Red Lights

Okay--some of you are aware that Q and I used to share a Netflix account.  This happened mostly because my husband is a moocher, but that's not the point.

An unusual perk of sharing an account was that we could see what the other household was watching, which inevitably led to conversations and recommendations.  This link was (mostly) severed when Mr. Borealis was finally told to get his own damn account.

Talking today, Q and I were lamenting that we no longer get to have those conversations, or play jokes by adding bizarre or suggestive titles to the mutual instant queue.  So, I have decided that I am going to start posting my Netflix viewing habits, reviews, and recommendations to this blog.

This will commence now.    (Please note the use of tags.)

I offered up Red Lights for Movie Night tonight.  The movie stars Robert Di Nero as psychic Simon Silver, and Sigourney Weaver as the physicist skeptic paranormal investigator trying to prove that he's a fake.  There are several moments that will make you jump, but no overtly scary images or keep-you-up-at-night overly intense moments.

I highly recommend this film.  It had an ending I didn't expect, and enough intrigue to pull my attention, even while trying to write.

Alula

P.S.  I am now watching Star Trek: TNG with Mr. Borealis.